SOME PLACE ELSE
Once they reach their destination, Garnet tells Steven to step back and releases Jasper's gem.
"Ugh! Here again?" Jasper says as she once again regenerates her physical form. She looks around and sees Garnet. "You!" she snarls.
"Jasper," Garnet simply lets out.
Before Jasper can say or do anything, Steven steps out from behind Garnet's legs.
"Jasper, I just want to talk to you," Steven lets out.
Jasper looks between Garnet and Steven. "What is this? Rose, why are you still maintaining that weak form?"
"Rose was my mother. My name is Steven Quartz Universe," he says as he stares at Jasper.
"What do you want?" she questions before turning to Garnet. "And what are you planning?"
Garnet doesn't say anything but she clinches her fists, ready to materialize her gauntlets let Jasper try and attack Steven.
"Why are you so angry?" he inquires.
Jasper turns and looks back at him. His question freezes her momentarily as she's taken back to the first time she was asked that question.
'You're angry, and I don't care why, it's good. Now use that anger and do some damage," Yellow Diamond tells young Jasper as she sends her out on the practice field.
Young Jasper takes what she's been told and uses it. She charges out into the field cutting down her "enemies" but she was not prepared for who was to fight her next.
Charging angrily at her next opponent, she is quickly made work of and finds herself flat on her back with a pink sword pointed at her throat.
"Why are you so angry?" a soft voice floats down to her.
As Jasper follows the voice to the owner, she is faced with Pink Diamond (before she became Rose Quartz), a gentler ruler than her siblings.
"Your anger is going to consume you, then devour you if you don't stop it. It'll cause you to lose everything, your life included." With that, Pink Diamond pulls the sword black but plunges it into Jasper's chest causing Jasper to retreat into her gem (she has to keep up appearance for her sisters).
Pink Diamond picks up Jasper's gem and heads off the practice field. As she does, She passes Yellow Diamond, "Your soldier is weak Yellow, I suggest you train her better or both of you will not make it." With that she walks away and heads toward the infirmity where she places Jasper's gem to re-generated. She knew if he gave Jasper to Yellow, Jasper would never see the light of day.'
"You!" Jasper yells and summons her battle ramming helmet which in turn causes Garnet to summon her gauntlets.
"Jasper, think before you act. I will not allow you to hurt Steven," Garnet says as she places herself between Steven and Jasper.
Jasper just looks at her and more anger fuels her. This is her fault, if she hadn't left with Rose, everything would've been fine, and they would've been fine. And Rose, she's the reason everything was taken from her.
"No!" Jasper roared. "After I finish crushing you and shattering your gems Fusion, I'll do the same to Rose." At that she charges at Garnet.
Garnet blocks the hit with her gauntlets and yells, "Steven, get out of here, now!"
"No Garnet, I won't leave you!" Steven yells back as Garnet throws Jasper across the room.
"Steven, go!" Garnet yells as Jasper gets up and charges at her. Steven jumps in right before Jasper makes contact and stops her with the shield. Both Jasper and Steven are thrown back, but Steven is caught by Garnet.
Garnet sets Steven down and charges at Jasper, right before making contact, she swipes Jasper's feet from under her, causing her to fall on her back.
"Steven, go home, that's an order. Don't let anyone come here." She's interrupted at Jasper jumps to her feet and spin dashes at her.
Garnet takes a hit in the stomach and Jasper uses that moment to throw Garnet into the wall. She stalks over to Garnet and right as she's about the land a critically damaging blow to Garnet's body, she's hit with Steven's shield.
At the impact, she's thrown away from Garnet and Steven quickly rushes over to help Garnet up. Once up, they both start heading to the warp pad, but Garnet stops.
"Steven, you have to go. I can't leave her loose. Don't let anyone come here, I will be fine. I promise." At her statement, she turns and fires her gauntlets like rocks as Jasper gets back on her feet.
"Steven, please, just go!" She yells and charges at Jasper. Steven nods and hops onto the warp pad and heads home.
"Jasper, you can stop this," Garnet says between ducking and dodging Jasper's punches and charges.
"Shut up and fight me!" Jasper yells and tries to punch Garnet but it gets blocked.
"Jasper, I don't want to keep fighting you." At that, Garnet jumps away from Jasper and de-materializes her gauntlets.
The action freezes Jasper momentarily before she shakes her head and charges at Garnet. Garnet doesn't move, and she doesn't block herself. Jasper rams into her causing Garnet to fall on her bottom and skid into the wall behind her. "Fight me!" Jasper yells as she stalks up to Garnet.
Garnet struggles to get to her feet and once she does, Jasper slams her up against the wall.
"Fight me Fusion!" she yells in Garnet's face.
Garnet stares into Jasper's eyes, her own shades now being shattered and chipped showing off one of her eyes. "I won't Jasp," Garnet says and Jasper grabs her by her throat and lifts her.
"You just had to leave didn't you?" Garnet struggles a little to get Jasper to loosen her hold but it doesn't helps.
"If I didn't, your anger would've gotten you killed," Garnet lets out before Jasper tosses her to the ground.
"You don't know nothing!" Jasper yells as she kicks Garnet in the side sending her flying across the room.
Garnet coughs and struggles to get to her feet. Jasper slowly walks over to her and grips her up by her throat again, pinning her to the wall behind her.
"But I do," Garnet lets out. She reaches out to place her hand on Jasper's shoulder. "I didn't want to but I had no choice," she pauses, "we had no choice."
"There's always a choice," Jasper says and lets her drop to the ground.
Garnet shakes her head at Jasper's statement. "You don't truly believe that Jasp." Garnet says before she glows and breaks a part into Sapphire and Ruby.